Common use of Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest Clause in Contracts

Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. The author(s) understand I/we will be required to disclose any potential conflicts of interest related to this work, in compliance with the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors’ guidelines. The author(s) understands that I/we retain the copyright to the article and that no rights in patents, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights are transferred to the Journal. The author(s) confirms that I/we own the copyright to the article UNLESS one of the following is checked: Work made for hire for employer/work done in the course of employment: The article was prepared by the author at the request of the author’s employer and within the scope of the author’s employment, and copyright of the article is owned by the author’s employer, in which case both the author and an authorized representative of the author’s employer must sign the License Agreement. Name of Employer: ______________________ US Government work: The authors are employees of the United States Government and prepared the article as part of their official duties. The publisher will publish and distribute the article with the appropriate copyright notice in the name of the author(s)/employer where applicable. The author(s) or the author’s representative is entitled to deposit the final electronic version of the article into an institutional or centrally organized subject repository upon publication. This is provided that the author includes a link to the published version of the article on the journal’s website, and that the journal and SLACK Incorporated are attributed as the original source of publication, with correct citations given.